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futuredoc wrote:ericz58 wrote:This is for fourth year health sci students:
Did any of you read our essays yet? If not, do you know when you will be? If yes, how were they? :) 4th years will begin reading over supp apps tomorrow Ohhhhhh boy. Dun dun dunnnnnnn ... Are they reading all of them over this time period? Or some now, and some later?
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LJustin wrote:futuredoc wrote:ericz58 wrote:This is for fourth year health sci students:
Did any of you read our essays yet? If not, do you know when you will be? If yes, how were they? :) 4th years will begin reading over supp apps tomorrow Ohhhhhh boy. Dun dun dunnnnnnn ... Are they reading all of them over this time period? Or some now, and some later? Yes, they're reading them all over the next week or so. That's only fourth years, though. I'm not sure when faculty members read them. McMaster University Bachelor of Health Sciences 2015
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Seems like OOP offers will not be as early as last year. How unfortunate. McMaster 2015
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fxoqxc wrote:LJustin wrote:fxoqxc wrote:CyanicSparrow wrote:LJustin wrote:@ CyanicSparrow:
I really liked both of your responses.
You found a really good way to weave in some of the things you do outside of school in both, and used good examples to support what it has taught you.
Your word was definitely unique, and your argument was really well presented.
I think you read mine a while back .. or was that someone else ...
Anyway, really well done, but I thought your second response in particular could have been better if you used a personal example and your other ones. I see your third one is very personal, so I doubt it'll matter because you covered all your bases. Thanks! I glad you liked it. Yeah, I didn't try and get personal with my second question because I thought my first and third already were personal enough. I also wanted one of them to be purely formal in a sense, so I thought I would make my four-letter word purely arguementative. can i read yours through PM? Let us know what you think ... if you get the chance to read it. it was REALLY good.. like i'm pretty sure he'll get accepted, an excellent app combined with a high 90 average O.O wanna PM me yours? :P I'll post it again sometime this weekend (most likely Sunday). Keep an eye out for it.
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Hey guys :), I just got rejected at Mac health sci with an IB point total of 42 (roughly 97%) and I'm from BC. It's heartbreaking but I've moved on and I'm happy about myself :). I just want to wish all of you the best of luck for this program and I want you to take the decision emails with strength. Good luck. McMaster Health Sciences [Pending]
McGill Bio, Biomed & Life Sci [Accepted]
McMaster Life Sciences [Accepted]
University of British Columbia Sciences [Pending]
University of Toronto UTSG Trinity College Life Sciences [Pending]
University of Toronto Scarborough Sciences [Pending]
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Jonathankhleung wrote:Hey guys :),
I just got rejected at Mac health sci with an IB point total of 42 (roughly 97%) and I'm from BC. It's heartbreaking but I've moved on and I'm happy about myself :). I just want to wish all of you the best of luck for this program and I want you to take the decision emails with strength. Good luck.
Dang .. sorry to hear that. Would you mind posting your supp for us to read?
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fxoqxc wrote:Jonathankhleung wrote:Hey guys :),
I just got rejected at Mac health sci with an IB point total of 42 (roughly 97%) and I'm from BC. It's heartbreaking but I've moved on and I'm happy about myself :). I just want to wish all of you the best of luck for this program and I want you to take the decision emails with strength. Good luck.
Wow, can you post your supp app? i'm guessing the competition is tough this year.. this is disheartening, now i'm getting worried because my supp app wasn't spectacular.. :/ Kind of off-topic but does anyone know if (x^2-1)/x^2 is more simplified than 1-(1/x^2)? i lost a mark on a calculus test because my final form wasn't (x^2-1)/x^2 instead i put 1-(1/x^2).. i dropped from 100% to 98% because that section was out of 8, is this fair? -_-' Honestly making a common denominator when nothing cancels.. how the hell is that more simplified? I worked so hard in this course and losing a mark like that is discouraging. The way my school does it, you always do a common denominator .... You didn't ask your teacher why it's more simplified?
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fxoqxc wrote:Jonathankhleung wrote:Hey guys :),
I just got rejected at Mac health sci with an IB point total of 42 (roughly 97%) and I'm from BC. It's heartbreaking but I've moved on and I'm happy about myself :). I just want to wish all of you the best of luck for this program and I want you to take the decision emails with strength. Good luck.
Wow, can you post your supp app? i'm guessing the competition is tough this year.. this is disheartening, now i'm getting worried because my supp app wasn't spectacular.. :/ Kind of off-topic but does anyone know if (x^2-1)/x^2 is more simplified than 1-(1/x^2)? i lost a mark on a calculus test because my final form wasn't (x^2-1)/x^2 instead i put 1-(1/x^2).. i dropped from 100% to 98% because that section was out of 8, is this fair? -_-' Honestly making a common denominator when nothing cancels.. how the hell is that more simplified? I worked so hard in this course and losing a mark like that is discouraging. It is more simplified if the original function you differentiated was in that form. Bachelor of Health Sciences '16
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Jonathankhleung wrote:Hey guys :),
I just got rejected at Mac health sci with an IB point total of 42 (roughly 97%) and I'm from BC. It's heartbreaking but I've moved on and I'm happy about myself :). I just want to wish all of you the best of luck for this program and I want you to take the decision emails with strength. Good luck.
Hello, Jonathan. WOuld you please specify or presume what went wrong? Cause I don't think it is because of your marks. I assume that it was because of your essays? anyway, you still have hope.
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JBoy wrote:Jonathankhleung wrote:Hey guys :),
I just got rejected at Mac health sci with an IB point total of 42 (roughly 97%) and I'm from BC. It's heartbreaking but I've moved on and I'm happy about myself :). I just want to wish all of you the best of luck for this program and I want you to take the decision emails with strength. Good luck.
Hello, Jonathan. WOuld you please specify or presume what went wrong? Cause I don't think it is because of your marks. I assume that it was because of your essays? anyway, you still have hope. I'm not sure actually. Well my main IB courses didn't include Biology which was one of the requirements of Health Science but I took Grade 12 Biology on the side which was on the back side of my transcript with the list of my interim and completed courses. Perhaps they assumed that since i didn't do IB biology that I didn't do Biology at all and didnt meet the requirements, but in reality I did. I might go check with them just to be sure if I got unfairly rejected. McMaster Health Sciences [Pending]
McGill Bio, Biomed & Life Sci [Accepted]
McMaster Life Sciences [Accepted]
University of British Columbia Sciences [Pending]
University of Toronto UTSG Trinity College Life Sciences [Pending]
University of Toronto Scarborough Sciences [Pending]
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fxoqxc wrote:CyanicSparrow wrote:fxoqxc wrote:Jonathankhleung wrote:Hey guys :),
I just got rejected at Mac health sci with an IB point total of 42 (roughly 97%) and I'm from BC. It's heartbreaking but I've moved on and I'm happy about myself :). I just want to wish all of you the best of luck for this program and I want you to take the decision emails with strength. Good luck.
Wow, can you post your supp app? i'm guessing the competition is tough this year.. this is disheartening, now i'm getting worried because my supp app wasn't spectacular.. :/ Kind of off-topic but does anyone know if (x^2-1)/x^2 is more simplified than 1-(1/x^2)? i lost a mark on a calculus test because my final form wasn't (x^2-1)/x^2 instead i put 1-(1/x^2).. i dropped from 100% to 98% because that section was out of 8, is this fair? -_-' Honestly making a common denominator when nothing cancels.. how the hell is that more simplified? I worked so hard in this course and losing a mark like that is discouraging. It is more simplified if the original function you differentiated was in that form. The exact question was "find the second derivative of x^2 + 1/x^2", so isn't this in my form? my answer was 2+6/x^4, and the tecaher says the correct answer is 2(x^4+3)/x^4. in fact i just saw this exact question on pg 127 2g) of Nelson calculus and vectors with the answer in the back having MY form. (this was a short quiz btw, that's why it was out of 8). My point is everyone has different interpretations of what "simplified" is, the only ONE clear rule being no negative exponents, so shouldn't taking a mark off like this be unfair? is it worth to complain about this and risk having the teacher hate me? I wouldn't really care if the teacher hated me anyway, lol. My calculus teacher expects our final answer to be in the same form given by the initial function. But if you already brought it up with him , don't ask again if you think he's the type that gets annoyed. It's really not worth it. By the way, I thought your application WAS spectacular. Especially your first answer...very poignant and thought-provoking. Bachelor of Health Sciences '16
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CyanicSparrow wrote:By the way, I thought your application WAS spectacular. Especially your first answer...very poignant and thought-provoking.
I wanna read his supp ... you gonna be posting it fxoqxc?
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Quote:Kind of off-topic but does anyone know if (x^2-1)/x^2 is more simplified than 1-(1/x^2)? i lost a mark on a calculus test because my final form wasn't (x^2-1)/x^2 instead i put 1-(1/x^2).. i dropped from 100% to 98% because that section was out of 8, is this fair? -_-' Honestly making a common denominator when nothing cancels.. how the hell is that more simplified? I worked so hard in this course and losing a mark like that is discouraging. your teacher is right. an answer with one term is more simplified than an answer in two. the reason the nelson textbook (or any textbook) has it that way is because they want to conserve space in the solution manual - so the solution with the least characters will be found in the manual. just wondering, during your lessons / classes, did your teacher every specify the preferred form of answer?
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^likewise. I'd love for any of you to PM me your applications. I really enjoy reading them :). University of Guelph - Class of 2016
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fxoqxc wrote:@LJustin (sigh no multi quote)
i can pm but i don't think i'll post it publicly until i get rejected/accepted.. you should post yours though, it's sunday -----------------------------
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@ LJustin: I quickly skimmed your short essays. The first one is, in my opinion, the weakest of the three. It doesn't flow well and you didn't really connect how badminton relates to you as a person. Rather, you seemed to be stating only why you like the sport. I was left wondering what type of person Justin is. Your second response could also have been better. "Blob" is a unique choice, but your arguments as to why we should preserve this word could have been stronger and were overall a bit disorganized. I'm sorry for being harsh, but I'm just trying to be honest. :( These are only opinions though, so don't get yourself down. McMaster University 2016
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@LJustin I love your last answer - it's really personal and I think they'll love that. I similarly talked about art in my first answer - but it was a bit of a different approach... More so.. trying to show them what's going on in my mind and then trying to explain how particular traits that I use while painting or such, define my over all personality really well (passion and creativity). Something of this sort. :) Your second was an interesting choice of word - but your third was just really wonderful. :) "Do you want to be safe and good, or do you want to take a chance and be great?"
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Any upper year Health Sci's who are able to answer this question? Is this true, because someone I was speaking to the other day stated this is how the supplementary application is graded. You receive a mark of 0-5 based on how well you wrote, and that number is then added to your overall average. After that point, they accept students with the highest percent averages, with the application grade factored in. It sounds kind of bizarre, and does not explain how someone with a 97 average (who could have potentially had an overall score of 100+) receive a rejection. Any help is appreciated.
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comebackkid wrote:Any upper year Health Sci's who are able to answer this question?
Is this true, because someone I was speaking to the other day stated this is how the supplementary application is graded. You receive a mark of 0-5 based on how well you wrote, and that number is then added to your overall average. After that point, they accept students with the highest percent averages, with the application grade factored in. It sounds kind of bizarre, and does not explain how someone with a 97 average (who could have potentially had an overall score of 100+) receive a rejection. Any help is appreciated. I'm not in Health Sci, but from my understanding a combination of faculty and 4th year students mark the supplementary out of 7. The marks are averaged and they start accepting people based on their supplementary application marks. ie. They accept all the 7s first, then the 6.9s and so on. Overall averages come into play when two people have identical essay scores. They'll then look at the average and determine who gets in based on that. Applied to:
Brock University - Health Science [Accepted]
McGill - Life Science [Accepted]
McMaster - Life Science [Accepted]
McMaster - Health Science [Rejected]
Queens - Science [Accepted]
Waterloo - Life Science [Accepted]
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